Reduce roadside littering: penalty points, increase fines, fund litter picks

Background

Allow authorities to impose penalty points on drivers for discarding litter from a vehicle. Increase minimum on the spot fines for littering and awareness through TV/online campaigns. Insist businesses take more responsibility in anti-litter campaigns. Increase budget for highways litter picks.

Additional details

Roads are increasingly becoming covered in litter. This is no longer just an urban problem - it affects all roads from motorways to rural country lanes. The issue appears to be worsening, and it seems little is being done to stop it. The problem not only blights our country, but also poses a danger to wildlife and, on occasion, other road users. The visual pollution negatively impacts citizens but also presents our country unfavourably to overseas visitors.

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